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Tourism boost
NASSAU-Bahamas, , CMC – The Bahamas and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Co-operation on Civil Aviation Security for Pre-clearance Operations Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that local officials said would help boost the tourism sector. “This agreement codifies the terms and conditions under which the competent authorities from both governments will engage in co-operation activities in the area…
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Slavery compensation: Caribbean nations propose Mau Mau model
Leaders of more than a dozen Caribbean countries are launching a united effort to seek compensation from three European nations for what they say is the lingering legacy of the Atlantic slave trade. The Caribbean Community, a regional organisation, has taken up the cause of compensation for slavery and the genocide of native peoples and is preparing for what would…
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Media group condemns action of attorney
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Thursday said it was concerned that an attorney representing two Olympic medalists had seized recordings of an interview conducted by local journalists. “Except for threat to life or a court order they should, under no other circumstances, hand over notes or recordings to parties outside of their professional supervision” PAJ…
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Worrying times for sport in the Caribbean
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Jamaica and the rest of the region are still reeling from the shocking disclosures that five Jamaican athletes, starting with the legendary Veronica Campbell-Brown and including their beloved Asafa Powell and 2004 4×100 Olympic gold medallist Sherone Simpson, have tested positive for banned substances. It is a crisis of very real proportions in Jamaica, where, as André…
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Two Caribbean countries included in 20 regional countries encouraging female entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON, CMC – Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states ranked among 20 Latin America and Caribbean countries that provide the best environments for female entrepreneurs. The Women’s Entrepreneurial VentureScope (WEVentureScope) index was released by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, and developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.…
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It’s high time for a free trade pact with Haiti: Business leaders
Santo Domingo. – Haiti’s ban on local products has prompted the young business leaders grouped in ANJE to call for a free trade agreement with that country. “We must set clear rules, to see how we can reach an agreement, write it all down so that the products manufactured in Dominican Republic can be consumed at good prices in Haiti,”…
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